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Thursday, January 20
Denton
6 PM CT
University of North Texas
vs
Charlotte
Photo by: Luke Della
Mean Green Host Charlotte Thursday
1/19/2022 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DENTON — The North Texas men's basketball team, which has won nine of its last 10 games, hosts Charlotte at the Super Pit Thursday night.
The Mean Green (11-4, 4-1 C-USA) and 49ers (9-6, 2-1 C-USA) are scheduled to tip-off at 6 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU and the Mean Green Sports Network with Dave Barnett and Hank Dickenson on the call. UNT fans can listen to the Mean Green Sports Network by downloading The Varsity App.
Thursday marks the 14th all-time meeting between Charlotte and North Texas but the first since March 4, 2020. The two teams did not play each other last season. UNT has only two active men's basketball players who have any playing experience against the 49ers: Thomas Bell and JJ Murray.
This will be the sixth time CLT and UNT have met at the Super Pit. North Texas has won three of the previous five meetings in Denton including the most recent home matchup on Feb. 13, 2020, 81-72.
North Texas heads into Thursday's game riding a three-game winning streak and coming off one of its most notable road wins in recent memory. The Mean Green beat WKU 65-60 in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Saturday. It was North Texas' first road win over the Hilltoppers since 2010 and just the third all-time road win versus Western Kentucky. Senior Thomas Bell scored a team-high 17 points and added six rebounds and four assists. North Texas, which features the nation's No. 4 scoring defense and No. 1 3-point defense, held the Hilltoppers to just two-made 3-pointers on Saturday. WKU didn't make a 3-pointer until there was 3 minutes and 10 seconds left in the game. North Texas was leading by 14 points shortly before WKU's first made 3-pointer.
"We're playing with a lot of confidence right now," said sophomore Abou Ousmane. "We are focused and locked in on each game ahead of us. One game at a time. We know we still have to get better and we know we can be better if we just focus and play as a team. Charlotte is a talented team and we're excited for the challenge."
GUARDING THE ARC
Headed into Thursday, North Texas leads the nation in fewest 3-pointers given up per game. Opponents are only making 4.2 per game on UNT who have given up just 63 3-pointers this season. That's the third fewest in the nation. The next fewest in C-USA is UTEP who has given up 99 3-pointers this season through 17 games played (5.8/game).
UNDER 65 AT HOME
UNT has won 21 straight home games when holding its opponent to under 65 points. In the McCasland era they are 35-5 in home games which they held opponents under 65 points. UNT has held six of its eight home opponents this year to under 65. In their only two home losses this year they gave up over 65 points.
LEADING C-USA FRESHMAN
Two-time C-USA Freshman of the Week Aaron Scott leads all C-USA true freshmen in field goal percentage (.561) and offensive rebounds (24). He's third in rebounds per game (3.9), fifth in total points (69) and sixth in points per game (4.6). Scott has made nine of his last 10 field goal attempts headed into Thursday's game against Charlotte.
CRUNCH TIME TYLOR
In the last three minutes of the first half and second half of conference games, North Texas' Tylor Perry is a combined 8-for-9 (.889) from the field and 5-for-5 from 3-point range.
AFTER THURSDAY
After Thursday's game against Charlotte, UNT hosts Old Dominion on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT. The Mean Green have won two straight over ODU after losing the first seven games of the series.
The Mean Green (11-4, 4-1 C-USA) and 49ers (9-6, 2-1 C-USA) are scheduled to tip-off at 6 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU and the Mean Green Sports Network with Dave Barnett and Hank Dickenson on the call. UNT fans can listen to the Mean Green Sports Network by downloading The Varsity App.
Thursday marks the 14th all-time meeting between Charlotte and North Texas but the first since March 4, 2020. The two teams did not play each other last season. UNT has only two active men's basketball players who have any playing experience against the 49ers: Thomas Bell and JJ Murray.
This will be the sixth time CLT and UNT have met at the Super Pit. North Texas has won three of the previous five meetings in Denton including the most recent home matchup on Feb. 13, 2020, 81-72.
North Texas heads into Thursday's game riding a three-game winning streak and coming off one of its most notable road wins in recent memory. The Mean Green beat WKU 65-60 in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Saturday. It was North Texas' first road win over the Hilltoppers since 2010 and just the third all-time road win versus Western Kentucky. Senior Thomas Bell scored a team-high 17 points and added six rebounds and four assists. North Texas, which features the nation's No. 4 scoring defense and No. 1 3-point defense, held the Hilltoppers to just two-made 3-pointers on Saturday. WKU didn't make a 3-pointer until there was 3 minutes and 10 seconds left in the game. North Texas was leading by 14 points shortly before WKU's first made 3-pointer.
"We're playing with a lot of confidence right now," said sophomore Abou Ousmane. "We are focused and locked in on each game ahead of us. One game at a time. We know we still have to get better and we know we can be better if we just focus and play as a team. Charlotte is a talented team and we're excited for the challenge."
GUARDING THE ARC
Headed into Thursday, North Texas leads the nation in fewest 3-pointers given up per game. Opponents are only making 4.2 per game on UNT who have given up just 63 3-pointers this season. That's the third fewest in the nation. The next fewest in C-USA is UTEP who has given up 99 3-pointers this season through 17 games played (5.8/game).
UNDER 65 AT HOME
UNT has won 21 straight home games when holding its opponent to under 65 points. In the McCasland era they are 35-5 in home games which they held opponents under 65 points. UNT has held six of its eight home opponents this year to under 65. In their only two home losses this year they gave up over 65 points.
LEADING C-USA FRESHMAN
Two-time C-USA Freshman of the Week Aaron Scott leads all C-USA true freshmen in field goal percentage (.561) and offensive rebounds (24). He's third in rebounds per game (3.9), fifth in total points (69) and sixth in points per game (4.6). Scott has made nine of his last 10 field goal attempts headed into Thursday's game against Charlotte.
CRUNCH TIME TYLOR
In the last three minutes of the first half and second half of conference games, North Texas' Tylor Perry is a combined 8-for-9 (.889) from the field and 5-for-5 from 3-point range.
AFTER THURSDAY
After Thursday's game against Charlotte, UNT hosts Old Dominion on Saturday at 5 p.m. CT. The Mean Green have won two straight over ODU after losing the first seven games of the series.
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